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Otoacoustic emissions (OAEs): Q&A with Dr Peter Bray
Speakers:
Dr. Peter Bray, Interacoustics OAE Specialist
Dr. Peter Bray, Interacoustics OAE Specialist
The Interacoustics Academy welcomes Dr Peter Bray, OAE specialist, for a question and answer webinar. Once you have registered for this event, you will have the opportunity to submit questions in advance.
- Understand the differences between transient evoked otoacoustic emissions (TEOAEs) and distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs)
- Understand technical insights into how otoacoustic emissions are generated, recorded and analysed
- Understand the differences and similarities between screening and diagnostic otoacoustic emissions
Performing Real Ear Measurements in Adults eWorkshop – Session 1
Speakers:
Jack Bennett, International Clinical Trainer
Jack Bennett, International Clinical Trainer
In this eWorkshop, Jack Bennett, International Clinical Trainer, will demonstrate the options and possibilities of each step of the process when performing real ear measurements in adult patients. This is an interactive event where you will be asked to interact and make decision based on scenarios and examples which are shown to you.
- To know the steps involved in in-situ Real Ear Measurements
- Be able to troubleshoot the technical challenges of in-situ Real Ear Measurements
- Understand how to use advanced tools in Real Ear Measurement software
Performing Real Ear Measurements in Adults eWorkshop – Session 2
Speakers:
Jack Bennett, International Clinical Trainer
Jack Bennett, International Clinical Trainer
In this eWorkshop, Jack Bennett, International Clinical Trainer, will demonstrate the options and possibilities of each step of the process when performing real ear measurements in adult patients. This is an interactive event where you will be asked to interact and make decision based on scenarios and examples which are shown to you.
- To know the steps involved in in-situ Real Ear Measurements
- Be able to troubleshoot the technical challenges of in-situ Real Ear Measurements
- Understand how to use advanced tools in Real Ear Measurement software
Beyond the Basics: vHIT with Demonstrations
Speakers:
Dr Kamran Barin, Ph.D.
Dr Kamran Barin, Ph.D.
This webinar will focus on the details of delivering optimal head impulses and acquiring valid responses. Demonstration will include step-by-step guidelines for the test. The effects of different types of errors will be presented and tips for avoiding these errors will be discussed. To gain the most benefit from this session it is expected that you are aware of the basic physiology, test process and interpretation of the video head impulse test
Learning objectives:
- Determine the best practices in pre-test preparations for vHIT
- Identify the errors that can occur during the head impulse testing and how to avoid them
- Recognize the factors that can affect the interpretation of vHIT
2nd Trends in Pediatrics
Across four consecutive days, the 2nd Trends in Pediatrics virtual course will cover the latest advancements, evidence and perspective on a range of topics including new-born hearing screening, auditory neuropathy, spectrum disorder, behavioural testing and pediatric vestibular assessments.
This is a course organised and run by the Interacoustics Academy. Registration to this is free of charge. Each course has been assigned 0.2 CEU´s from the American Academy of Audiology. You can attend as many courses as you like but each course requires a separate registration so CEU points can be properly awarded.
Lecture 1
Global perspectives on new-born hearing screening
Learning Objectives:
- To understand the different approaches to new-born hearing screening adopted across the globe
- To explore the effects of the screening strategy and time points on the outcome of new-born hearing screening
- To explore development in the OAE measurement method
Lecture 2
The diagnosis and management of auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder (ANSD)
Learning Objectives:
- To understand the risk factors and prevalence of ANSD
- To understand how to diagnose ANSD and the role of screening
- To review the current evidence on management of ANSD
Lecture 3
Advances in behavioural testing
Learning Objectives:
- To understand how to perform visual reinforcement audiometry
- To understand the advantages and pitfalls of the different types of stimuli and rewards available for visual reinforcement audiometry
- To understand how to create your own visual rewards in order to customise a visual reinforcement audiometry session for individual patients
Lecture 4
The role of diagnostic tests of hearing and balance in the paediatric CI patient journey
Learning Objectives:
- To explore the prevalence of balance problems, risk factors, and associated syndromes in infants and children
- To review the global perspective of hearing and balance assessment in CI pathwayfor pediatric recipients
- The role of diagnostic tools in the testing of the vestibular end organ (cVEMP and vHIT, rotiational chairs)
- To understand the consequences of not performing pre and post vestibular assessment in the paediatric CI patient
Mr Leigh Martin
Leigh is an Audiologist and Global Manager of
the Interacoustics Academy. Clinically, he has worked in
the National Health Service and in the private sector in
the UK specialising in both pediatric audiology and adult
diagnostics and rehabilitation. Leigh has also sat on the
board of directors for the British Academy of Audiology.
For the last four years Leigh has been working in the
Interacoustics Academy firstly as an International Clinical
Trainer, then as Head of Clinical Training Asia and now
as the Manager of the Academy. Leigh has presented
at over 20 scientific conferences and meetings across
a diverse range of audiological topics as well as having
published papers in both video head impulse testing
(vHIT) and wideband tympanometry.
Mr Darren Whelan
Darren holds an undergraduate degree in Audiology and a master’s degree in Health Science, Neurophysiology and Clinical Research. His resume counts several senior clinical positions in the NHS. Prior to his current occupation, Darren held a clinical and research scientist role, where he investigated patients with auditory and vestibular pathology, and managed a portfolio of research studies.
Amanda Goodhew
Amanda holds a Master's degree in Audiology from the University of Southampton. She has extensive experience holding senior audiologist positions in numerous NHS hospitals and clinics, where her primary focus has been pediatric audiology. Her specific areas of interest are electrophysiology, neonatal diagnostics and amplification, and the assessment and rehabilitation of patients with complex needs.
Dr Michael Maslin
After working for several years as an audiologist in the UK, Michael completed his Ph.D. in 2010 at The University of Manchester. The topic was plasticity of the human binaural auditory system. He then completed a 3-year post-doctoral research program that built directly on the underpinning work carried out during his Ph.D. Since 2015, Michael has worked for the Interacoustics Academy, a group of audiologists based in Denmark who offer training and education in audiological and vestibular diagnostics worldwide and offer a link between clinical or research institutes and their industry partners. In 2017, Michael and his family relocated to New Zealand where he continues in the same role with the Interacoustics Academy and Diatec NZ. He is pursuing his research interests at the University of Auckland with financial support from the Eisdell Moore Centre.
Mr. Jack Bennett
Jack is an Audiologist from the UK and has worked in the NHS and privately in senior, managerial and clinical training roles. He holds an undergraduate degree in Audiology from Aston University where he is now a Visiting Teaching Fellow focusing on clinical topics at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
Dr. Peter Bray
After obtaining a Medical Physics degree, Peter Bray worked for 5 years as a researcher in David Kemp's team at University College London. This led to a PhD in Biophysics and the design of the ILO88 TEOAE instrument. The following 25 years were spent providing R&D services at Otodynamics designing TEOAE and DPOAE instrumentation. Then, in 2014, Peter joined Interacoustics as an OAE specialist and data scientist working on the full range of OAE topics in addition to ASSR screening technology.
Professor John A. Ferraro
John A. Ferraro, Ph.D., FASHA, FAAA, is a professor in the Department of Hearing and Speech at The University of Kansas (KU). Prior to his arrival at KU, Ferraro held positions of assistant and associate professor at The Ohio State University's Speech and Hearing Science Section (1974-1981) and as clinical neurophysiologist at Swedish Medical Center, Englewood, Colo. (1981-1984). Ferraro's research interests are in the areas of auditory electrophysiology with special emphasis on the clinical applications of auditory- and vestibular-evoked potentials. He has pioneered techniques for using these potentials in the diagnosis, assessment and management of otological/neuro-otological disorders. With an additional focus specifically on the anatomy and physiology of the auditory and vestibular systems, Ferraro has worked to develop and refine non-invasive electrocochleographic approaches to help diagnose and monitor Meniere's disease/endolymphatic hydrops.
Dr. Martin Walger
Martin Walger is Professor of Audiology and Head of the Department of Audiology and Paediatric Audiology at the ENT University Clinic as well as the audiological head of the Cochlear Implant Center (CIK) of Cologne, Germany. Educated in the field of biology and audiology he earned his PhD investigating effects of noise on the central auditory pathway. His scientific research concentrated on the maturation and plasticity of the auditory system under the influence of hearing loss. He is past-president of the German Society of Audiology (DGA) and Council member of International Evoked Response Audiometry Study Group (IERASG)
Dr. João Lemos
Dr. João Lemos, Neurologist and Neuro-Ophthalmologist, has worked in the field of oculomotor testing in neurological patients for 15 years, both as a clinician and researcher. He is based at Coimbra University Hospital Centre, Coimbra, Portugal. Dr. Lemos is the Director of the Neurology of Vision and Balance Unit in the hospital’s Neurology Department, which sees around 1500 neuro-ophthalmological and neuro-otological patients annually.
Dr. Kamran Barin
Dr Barin established OSU’s Balance Disorders Clinic and was its director until his retirement in June 2011. He is a Doctor of Electrical and Biomedical Engineering, having graduated from OSU. He has published over 80 articles and book chapters and has taught national and international courses and seminars in different areas of vestibular assessment and rehabilitation.
Dr. Michelle Petrak
Dr. Michelle Petrak is the Director of Clinical Audiology for Interacoustics and is a licensed, practicing audiologist in the Chicago area. Dr. Petrak received her Doctorates in Electrophysiology and Biomolecular Electronics from Wayne State University in 1994 and her Masters in Audiology in 1989. Her special areas of expertise include vestibular and balance testing (VNG), electrophysiological techniques (ABR/ASSR/VEMP/ECoG) and pediatric audiology. Dr. Petrak is involved with product development, clinical evaluation testing, publishing, teaching and training on VNG and EP topics. In addition to being employed with Interacoustics, she is also a licensed and practicing audiologist at Northwest Speech and Hearing in Arlington Heights, IL. She continues to lecture extensively, nationally and internationally, and to publish articles in hearing industry journals.
